Friday, January 17, 2014

Galaxy S Advance I9070 users can now enjoy the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat features in a stable build, thanks to Mcclaw's release of CyanogenMod 11 (CM11) ROM Build 4 at Mcclaw Studio. The ROM is the result of a successful CM11 port from Galaxy Ace 2 to the older S Advance I9070.

All video players, including Twitch are working correctly
Phone (Dialer app) works very fast with this build
More changes expected from latest S3 Mini releases
Interested users can go ahead and install Android 4.4.2 KitKat update on their Galaxy S Advance using our step-by-step guide given below. IBTimes UKwill not be held liable for any device damage during or after the firmware installation. Users are advised to proceed at their own risk.

Pre-requisites

The Android 4.4.2 official AOKP ROM and the instructions given in this guide are meant for the Galaxy S Advance GT-I9070 model only. Verify device model number by navigating to Settings > About Tablet.
Verify that your phone has access to the latest custom recovery tools such as TWRP v2.6.3.0 and higher or CWM v6.0.4.5 and above.
Back up data and settings using a recommended custom recovery tool, like ClockworkMod (CWM) or TWRP, as it creates a complete image of the existing tablet setup. In Recovery, choose Backup and Restore and tap Backup.
Verify correct USB drivers for the phone are installed on the computer (download Galaxy S Advance I9070 USB drivers) from https://rapidshare.com/files/416304166/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe

Ensure USB debugging mode is enabled on the phone, by navigating to Settings > Developer Options (NOTE: Tap the device's Build Number seven times to unlock or reveal the hidden Developer Options under Settings.) Then select the checkbox to enable USB debugging mode under Settings > Developer Options.
Make sure the device has at least 80% battery charge to prevent unexpected device shutdown (due to battery drain) while installing the ROM.

We are not responsible for any damage to your phone or data. Please take backup of your device prior to this update.

Ensure the phone is unlocked (not locked to a specific carrier) and rooted with the latest ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery (v6.0.4.5) installed.

If not installed please follow these steps to install custom recovery mode (CWM or TWRP)

Power off the phone and wait for 6 to 7 seconds until the device shuts down completely.
Now press and hold Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together until the Galaxy S Advance logo appears on screen and the device boots into recovery mode. NOTE: In recovery mode, use Volume keys to navigate between options and Power key to select the desired option.
Perform Wipe data/Factory reset (this will delete all apps and their settings and game progress) and choose Yes on next screen to confirm the action. Then perform Wipe Cache Partition and once again hit Yes to confirm.
From the main menu of CWM recovery, go to Advanced and choose Wipe Dalvik Cache. Then hit Yes on next screen to confirm.
Select Install Zip from sdcard and then click Choose zip from sdcard. Browse to the location of the AOKP ROM firmware file which you copied earlier to your phone. Choose Yes on next screen to confirm the ROM installation.
Repeat the previous step to install Google Apps as well.
Once Google Apps is also installed, select "+++++Go Back+++++"and reboot the device by tapping reboot system now from the recovery menu. Your Galaxy S Advance will restart and it may take about 5 minutes for first boot. So, do not interrupt the process.
Your Galaxy S Advance I9070 is now running on Android 4.4.2 KitKat via CyanogenMod 11 Build 4. Go to Settings > About Phone to verify the firmware installed.

NOTE: If the device gets stuck at boot loop (while rebooting), then just do a factory reset from recovery mode to fix the issue.

How to Install Android 4.4.2 CyanogenMod 11 ROM via TWRP Recovery

Power off the phone and wait for 6 to 7 seconds until the device shuts down completely.
Now press and hold Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together, until the Galaxy S Advance logo appears on screen and the device boots into recovery mode. NOTE: In recovery mode, use Volume keys to navigate between options and Power key to select the desired option.
Perform Wipe data/Factory reset (this will delete all apps and their settings and game progress). To do so, tap on Wipe and scroll down to the bottom of the screen and do a Swipe on "Swipe to factory reset" option.
Now perform a System format by selecting Wipe > Advanced Wipe and then tap on System option. Scroll to the bottom of screen and do a swipe on "Swipe to Wipe" option.
Tap on install and navigate to the CM11 ROM zip file you copied earlier to your phone. Scroll to the bottom of screen and do a swipe on Swipe to confirm flash option to begin installing the firmware.
Repeat the previous step to flash Google apps as well.
Once Google Apps is also installed, select reboot and then tap on System to reboot your device. Your Galaxy S Advance will restart and it may take about 5 minutes for first boot to complete. So, do not interrupt the process.

I have assumed that Custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) is installed on your phone. But if not please follow the steps in red. I have updated the post accordingly. Thank you. Please leave a comment about your upgrade here.

If you are gingerbread still you can use this tutorial to update to Kitkat. But if you want to install first JB and then Kitkat.First use this :http://being-imran.blogspot.in/2014/01/installing-lightjb-412-most-stable.html#.Ut9GoBC6aM8

Hi,I was using ur kitkat rom.I accidently wipe my internal and external memory. Now there is no os in my s advance. I need to install jb or kitkat rom.I have twrp recovery in my phone.Whn try to flash this rom again its showing unable to mount E. Then it got failed.Please help me...

Don't worry follow this post to flash your phone to custom rom Jellybean on your phone using your Pc and ODIN http://being-imran.blogspot.in/2013/03/update-samsung-galaxy-s-advance-to.htmland then use the current post to update to kitkat

5)Now in a few seconds, you will get a different screen, this is Clockworkmod recovery,a temporary one..5) In this recovery, go to install zip, then install zip from external sd, and choose CoCore+TWRP. 6) After installation, keep going back until the main cwm screen, and hit reboot.NOW, Everytime you boot into recovery (which is the way to backing up and installing custom ROMs) you will get TWRP.

5)Now in a few seconds, you will get a different screen, this is Clockworkmod recovery,a temporary one..5) In this recovery, go to install zip, then install zip from external sd, and choose CoCore+TWRP. 6) After installation, keep going back until the main cwm screen, and hit reboot.NOW, Everytime you boot into recovery (which is the way to backing up and installing custom ROMs) you will get TWRP.

Emm...I dont know wat I missed..first I was runnig gingerbread (8gb) ..second I run it on odin mode and put the stock jb in pda and (pass)..I reboot , it was jelybean 4.1.2 then I put 3 zip file external... start root (success) second try install update and cocore bla bla it say verifiying ... then e:signature failed.. for both 2 file..i dont knw wat i missed ??now im running 4.1.2 jb with super su(rooted). It will more helpfull to many others like if u upload a tutorial for upgrade to light jb..

Will certainly like to make the video post within a week to help you brother. keep visiting for the video and subscribe to my YouTube channel to be the first one to watch! https://www.youtube.com/user/imranbluffy

That's great hope the video and the article helped you.Please share the video and article on Facebook/Google/Twitter.Thanks for the positive comment, comments like this gives others confidence to go ahead and install the new version :)

great...i have succes in install light jb.. and upgraded to kitkat..thanks alot ..!!!mistake that i have made was ,i should done factory reset after i upgraded to stock jellybean.. tats y i cant upgrade to light jellybean..sory ,my mistake...

Hi, thanks for sharing the process of upgrading to Kitkat. However, I have the same problem and stuck at "Signature verification failed".Mine is Jelly Bean 4.1.2 XXLQG Firmware, did what you told about placing all files in external SD, what i'm lost is update.zip, may I know what this is? and is this the one that stop me from processing?Tks in advance

Hi Imran, thanks for the info as i have been using this phone since nov 2013, I would like to know whether the phone gt-I9070 works smooth after the kitkat update or not? i was not very happy with the Jb update which was done by samsung service station as it freezes always.

Practically speaking . The phone had it best performance with GB. But there was a battery issue as well as we (owners of the phone) were way behind the latest technology apps which were only supported on JB+After using so many custom ROMS and Kernals what i found in order to get the best output of the phone is to install LIGHT JB with Cocore 8.0.Best performance, Maximum output, Better battery performance. It used to last around 20+ Hrs with constant 3G connection.

So If you want the best output from this phone use this link to install LightJB. http://being-imran.blogspot.in/2014/01/installing-lightjb-412-most-stable.htmlI am planning to post a video of the installation soon by end of this week. But you can refer the blogpost for step by step information.Hope it helps :)

how to instrall TWRP as u have in u r video..IN CWM screen I went to- instrall zip from external sdcard>choose zip from sdcard...but when I select- choose zip from sdcard it tells that- cant mount/sd card can u help......

5)Now in a few seconds, you will get a different screen, this is Clockworkmod recovery,a temporary one..5) In this recovery, go to install zip, then install zip from external sd, and choose CoCore+TWRP. 6) After installation, keep going back until the main cwm screen, and hit reboot.NOW, Everytime you boot into recovery (which is the way to backing up and installing custom ROMs) you will get TWRP.﻿Show less

Hi imran , i have CWM 6.0.1 in my phone (permanent !!! not temp one )..1).can i flash the rom without installing TWRP recovery ??(because i think cwm recovery is the mostly using to flash zip files)2).also i want to know that can i flash all the flashable zip files by TWRP which can be flashed using CWM ??

I am completely new to this. I have followed all the steps as mentioned by you. Unfortunately I am unable to install CM11, while installing I am getting an error saying 'failed'. By that I mean my phone doesnot have any OS currently.

Hi...I have some trouble with 4.4 KitKat..may I know hw to change the storage camera to memory card.example (wen I record video it save to phone..my phone memory small..I have 32 GB memory in my fon ..how to change storage??

I have followed all the steps as mentioned by you. and now i am using 4.4.2but i am having problem like sometimes touches on screen doesnt work battery drains quickly wifi not connecting sometimes please help me ..!!

Hi ImranI just installed the rom and it seems to work fine [ except FM radio :( ].I have two questions or bug to report.1. adfree seems not to working in this rom. I have installed it, updated the hosts granted superuser permissionsand I get the toast message while booting but all the apps are displaying ads... Any idea about it?2. Camera stores the new taken images under a date which is 01/01/1970 (welcome to seventies lol). Is there any workaround for this?

The Light JB, in the video, has build date Mar:2013, while the Build date of my S advance JB is Apr2013. Do you suggest that I should use LightJB rom for performance?Current version hangs lot of time and is not as fast as GB was. :(So I am seeking ROM on which S advance can perform like before, where even heavy games were used to run smoothly along 4-5 background apps. What do you say?

hi bro, i install the KitKat 4.4.2 (CyanogenMod 11.0) 20140211 on device but i feel the rom little slow and i have an aditional problem, don´t have cell singnal. when i search for a network signal for my compani, it say "the plane mode are on" i go to the settings to check if the plane mode is on but all is correct, so... downgrade to GingerBread

Hey, I m using jellybean on my samsung galaxy s advance and i accidently installed twrp kernel for gingerbread and i cant start my phone in recovery mode and even in normal mode . I can only start it in odin mode. How to fix this??

Dude......u r awesomeThis firmware is just 2 good I am facing no issues whatsoever but one"after i have rooted my phone i m facing a problem i cant connect my phone using mass storage mode " plz help....And once again thank you You have done a gr8 job for me

I have some problem with KitKat..the camera storage is to save to phone..example wen I record video it save to phone,my phone storage small..I have 32gb memory card..how to change storage iin this KitKat version?pls

how to change it back to the jelly bean mode? sorry but i really don't like the cyanogen mod operating system I can't get used to it at all. I really want to change back to the jelly bean operating system.

now it's stuck in a screen that says " firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". and when i tried to connect it to kies, it keeps showing the screen that it's connecting but it never finishes connecting. I can't even access the clockworkmod screen now...what should i do? :((

Thanks for the help... But after following the procedures then giving system reboot now, smartphone got stuck in cyanogenmod booting screen

1) Copied "CM11.0-20140112_TEAMP8_BUILD4-janice.zip" and "gapps-full-4.4-20131126-signed.zip" to ext sd card.2) Then followed all steps as mentioned by you.3) Given system reboot now.4) Got stuck in booting screen cyanogenmod.